SC Braga and Nacional start this Wednesday, in Madeira, fighting for a place in the final of the Portuguese Football Cup, in a duel for the first leg of the semifinals in which Minho appears as favourites.
At Choupana, the current third place in the I League visits the only representative of the II League and lower categories, in what will be only the second duel between these two emblems in this competition.
The only time they met in the Portuguese Cup, in 2008/09, Nacional beat Sporting de Braga 1-0, in a game on matchday four.
Eleven of the National: Lucas França; João Aurélio, Rafael Vieira, Danilovic, Jota, Pipe Gómez, Carlos Daniel, Clayton, André Sousa, Macedo and Dudu.
SC Braga XI: Matheus; Víctor Gómez, Tormena, Paulo Oliveira, Borja, Castro, André Horta, Pizzi, Iuri Medeiros; Ricardo Horta and Banza.
National substitutes: Rui Encarnação, Vinícius Machado; Paulo Vítor, José Gomes, Bruno Gomes, Luis Esteves, Witi, Marakis and Martim Gustavo.
SC Braga substitutes: Tiago Sá; Niakaté, Joe Mendes, Gorby, Racic, Rodrigo Gomes, Álvaro Djaló, Bruma and Abel Ruiz.
Source: TSF
